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Australian International Furniture Fair 2012
The AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR and the co-located DECORATION + DESIGN fair returns to Sydney from 1 – 3 February 2012. Renowned for forecasting the trends of the coming year, the fair will unearth emerging designers and welcome global leaders in design and trends. 
A sure highlight of the Fair, The Edge design & innovation showcase, will return for 2012. Acclaimed for revealing the latest talent in Australian furnishing design, awards are given in Student, Concept, Commercial and Green categories.
A third instalment of Design Futures will also feature at the fair. Curated by Decoration + Design’s resident Trend Forecaster Genty Marshall, the display will inspire visitors with a diverse range of furnishings from Australian and the world.
The 2012 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR is the first buying fair on the Asia Pacific calendar. It will attract thousands of industry representatives including furniture and furnishings retailers, architects, interior decorators, designers and stylists.
Look Now, See Forever
Last December, in a surprisingly simple yet ridiculously amazing installation for the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, artist Yayoi Kusama constructed a large domestic environment, painting every wall, chair, table, piano, and household decoration a brilliant white, effectively serving as a giant white canvas.
Over the course of two weeks, the museum’s smallest visitors were given thousands upon thousands of coloured dot stickers and were invited to collaborate in the transformation of the space, turning the house into a vibrantly mottled explosion of colour.
The installation, entitled The Obliteration Room, is part of Kusama’s Look Now, See Forever exhibition that runs through March 12.
Award Winners Gallery
The iscd campus has been transferred into an amazing exhibition displaying the talents of our Foundation Course and Diploma graduates.
Twice a year the school presents Ripe, the students’ body of work for the public to enjoy. We have found that these exhibitions inspire current and prospective students to perceiver on their own creative journey and graduating students are able to showcase their work in an open to the public exhibition.
The exhibition will be on show until January 2012. If you cannot make it to the exhibition make sure you check our award winners gallery.
Tangerine Tango
The 2011 colour of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward. 
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”
Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A provocative attention-getter, Tangerine Tango is especially appealing in men’s and women’s fashion. Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2012, including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari and Adrienne Vittadini, are incorporating this attractive orange into their spring collections. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through to fall fashion as well. 
Energize interior spaces with Tangerine Tango patterned home accessories. Pillows, bedspreads and tabletop accessories in this high-impact hue add spice to any room. Or incorporate Tangerine Tango appliances and personal electronics for an unexpected pop of color. Looking for an inexpensive way to perk up your home? Paint a wall in Tangerine Tango for a dynamic burst of energy in the kitchen, entryway or hallway. 
The color of the year selection is a very thoughtful process. To arrive at the selection, Pantone quite literally combs the world looking for color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films that are in production, traveling art collections, hot new artists, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from technology, availability of new textures and effects that impact color, and even upcoming sports events that capture worldwide attention.
For more than a decade, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.
Neon Clouds
Ink and water photography has never been so vibrant as that seen in the ‘Aqueous Fluoreau’ series. Even its predecessor, Aqueous, cannot touch the presence of its neon chromatic vibrancy. Comprised of 14 new underwater photographs, each image is as different as the next, despite the similar colors used throughout.
Created by photographer Mark Mawson, the Aqueous Fluoreau series has a sculptural aesthetic that gives it a tangible presence. From mushroom clouds to squid-like shapes, the forms created are ever changing and full of life. Relying purely on creation and imagination, the Aqueous Fluoreau series shows a range of possibility when it comes not only to photography, but to abstract art as well. Like Rorschach inkblots, this series also relies on interpretation.
Beautiful Minds
For 26 years Dulux has celebrated and rewarded creative use of colour in architecture and design. Our commitment to recognising beautiful minds will reward those who share their inspiration in the 2012 Dulux Colour Awards.
The work of influential architects and designers from Australasia will be judged by an esteemed panel of design leaders, providing an inspirational showcase of colour in the built environment.
The judging panels boasts an impressive collective knowledge and experience in colour and design, with the line up including award winning architect, Peter Maddison, the talented colour guru at Colourways, Kim Chadwick, and the creative stylist and founder of Design Files, Lucy Feagins.
Award entries are now open and will run until the 10th February 2012 with projects being judged across eight categories:
- Commercial Interior
- Commercial Exterior
- Single Residential Interior
- Multi Residential Interior
- Single Residential Exterior
- Multi Residential Exterior
- Sustainable Interior
- Student
World’s Best House
Small House in Sydney, Australia, designed by Domenic Alvaro, has won the ‘World’s Best House’ award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011.
The building was selected by a panel of esteemed architects and designers, beating off competition from a shortlist of 18 entries.
The ultra-compact vertical house is located in an urban setting and features an outdoor room on the top floor. It was designed by Alvaro not only to be his own home, but also to test a development model for downtown urban living as an alternative to the ubiquitous luxury apartment.
By proposing a vertical house type on an apparently useless piece of left over land, Alvaro and his partner have demonstrated a replicable model. Already the adjacent plot has been acquired by another future resident who will follow this fine example.
The jury commended the project, saying: “Built on a difficult laneway site in Sydney, more than any other contender this project demonstrated commitment and excellence on many levels. From the concept right through to execution, employing construction techniques more typically used on large scale commercial projects in response to physical and budget constraints.”
The WAF Awards see unsung local buildings take on internationally acclaimed projects in what is the world’s biggest architecture contest. Unlike other architectural competitions, architects present their work in front of leading industry judges and a live public audience as they compete for the accolade of ‘World Building of the Year’.
National Workshops
Wow! What an action packed month we have had. It has been an absolute pleasure travelling around Australia for a series of dynamic, interactive and personal Workshops teaching people how to create the right colours, mood + style for their home and guiding them to become the creative person they have always wanted to be! 
As the home of design education, it was rewarding to see over 150 people joining us for these workshops and open their eyes to the joy of colour and design. 
We will be repeating these workshops throughout 2012 to ensure we offer distant education that doesn’t feel distant. We hope to see you in your hometown very soon!
Graduation time!
This December, the hallowed halls of the International School of Colour and Design will be filled with award winning design from our celebrated and budding designers.
Twice a year the school presents Ripe, the students body of work for the public to enjoy. iscd have found that these exhibitions inspire current and prospective students to perceiver on their own creative journey and graduating students are able to showcase their work in an open to the public exhibition.
Officially opened by Andrew Leary, CEO, RedHill Education
Foundation Course Graduation - Tuesday 13 December, 6.30pm
Diploma Course Graduation - Wednesday 14 December, 6.30pm
The graduation evenings are a real celebration for the students and an opportunity to showcase their work to the public.
"It is my biggest reward to see students transform from someone who was timid and afraid to pick up a paint brush to a proud exhibiting and accomplished designer," says Nikki Donald, Education Manager, iscd.
Love to Paint with Mr. Jason Grant
Friend of iscd Mr Jason Grant just launched his second paint collection with Murobond – just in time for your summer renovation jobs. Titled Road Trip, the collection is all about a summer getaway.
Drawing inspiration from the everyday and the hundreds of photos he takes, each colour has a story and a reference from his adventures.
“I LOVE colour so have included some fun bursts of colour mixed with some cool neutrals,” he says.
Grab your summer colours now!
